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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1955

Page

3

Red Leaders in Burma Visit Sparks East West Tensions

In Burma, Bulganin and Khrushchev tour Mandalay Maymyo and Inle Lake while U Nu hosts, sparking U.S. and foreign reactions. Washington denounces Soviet anti Western rhetoric as the visit prompts talks on potential Burma aid and security concerns amid guerrilla activity in the region.

Rangoon Burma Russia Southeast Asia Washington Dulles Portugal U Nu Bulgaria Communist Party Kita S. Khrushchev Mandalay Ran Uled Heho Maymyo U. N Union of Burma Airways Inle Lake Upper Burma Tau Bulganin Khrushchev Dis

Post Office Receipts Near Two Million Mark

Local post office receipts this year will miss the $2 million target by 20 000 to 30 000 dollars but are set to surpass the milestone next year. Postmaster Harold B Collins cites 5 34 percent rise in year to date and credits rate increases for part of the gain. Through Nov 30 receipts total 1 645 202 90 with November alone at 192 378 86, a sharp year over year rise.

Harold B. Collins Collins

Sidewalk TV to streamline hotel registration nationwide

AHA president Tom L. Powell says sidewalk television receivers will let travelers register at hotels without leaving their cars. Sidewalk TV to be installed by hotels nationwide as the American Hotel Assn opens its annual convention in San Antonio.

Angeles Tom L. Powell American Hotel Assn Powell San Antonio Tex AHA

Phoenix Sales Tax Up

Alexander Cordova reported November city sales tax receipts at 161002 dollars, about 12000 dollars more than the same month last year, signaling growth in Phoenix revenues.

Phoenix t—Phoenix Alexander Cordova

Stracuzzi Ordered To Stand Trial In Murder Case

Samuel Stracuzzi 41, previously convicted in his wife’s 1953 murder, will start a retrial in Superior Court after Arizona Supreme Court ordered a new sanity inquiry. Judge Lee Garrett ruled he is legally sane to stand trial though psychiatrists say he is mentally ill and should be hospitalized for further evaluation.

Samuel Stracuzzi Superior Court Arizona State Supreme Court Lee Garrett Stracuzzi Tess Arizona Florence Supreme Court Lindsay E. Beaton Charles N. Sarlin Charles P. Neumann Beaton Garrett Dr. Beaton Robert S. Tullar Tullar Arizona State Hospital Attys Clarence Houston Alice Nihan Atty Jack I. Podret

Mrs. Larned and Land Win Bridge Tourney

Frank Larned and Louis Land won first place in the duplicate bridge tournament conducted by the Bridge Club announced today. Other winners yesterday were Mrs. Florence Hughes and Mrs. Virginia Clements second, Mrs. Dora Vaught and George Clements third, and Mrs. Marie Austin and Jerry Courtney fourth.

Frank Larned Louis Land Bridge Club Florence Hughes Virginia Clements Dora Vaught George Clements Marie Austin Jerry Courtney

Farm Soil Bank Legislation Favored by Hope

Rep. Clifford Hope said Congress likely will back soil bank legislation, an incentive program paying farmers to retire land from production for conservation uses. He spoke to the Rotary Club in vanvdEN CITY Kas. noting progress on his domestic parity plan though it may not pass next session.

Vanvden City Kas Congress Clifford Hope R-Kas

Remote controlled train runs 10 mile demonstration trip

About seventy five officials from New Haven Railroad rode a 10 mile round trip between here and Rye New York in a self propelled rail car powered by electronics from Union Switch and Signal Division Westinghouse. Officials described it as a demonstration with no plans for regular service.

Tito to Gift 100 Foot Yacht to Haile Selassie

Belgrade reports President Tito will present a 100 foot steel Brioni yacht to Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia. The vessel, towed by Tito’s Galeb, will join a two-ship convoy via the Suez Canal and Red Sea. Final outfitting includes air conditioning, radios, and extensive storage for long voyages.

Belgrade Tito Ethiopia Haile Selassie Yugoslavia Adriatic Suez Canal Red Sea Pula

Social Work Conference Planned in Tucson Apr 25 27

The Arizona Conference of Social Work will be held April 25 to 27 in Tucson. Miss Florence Monahan, Tucson president, announced the event expecting 300 to 500 attendees. Dr. Martha Eliot may address the conference with workshops on aging adoption mental health and juvenile delinquency under the theme Health Mental and Physical.

Arizona Conference of Social Work Tucson Florence Monahan Martha Eliot Department of Health, Education and Welfare Monahan

Death Takes Big Property Owner Here

Nassif D ram, 81, pioneer Nogales resident and large downtown Phoenix and Tucson property owner, died after a long illness. A retired merchant, he operated a store in Nogales for many years after arriving in the U S from Lebanon in 1895 and living in Boston El Paso Cananea. Survivors include his wife Carmen five sons Alex Davies legal attorney Joseph of Los Angeles S N Karam of Phoenix and four daughters Sister Mary Marcellino Janet Mary and Mrs James Pura il of San Francisco.

Nogales Nassif Dram Noales Phoenix Tucson Lebanon United States Boston el Paso Tex Cananea Mexico Karam Ttes Congress’ Street F. W., Woolworth Washington Street Carmen Alex Davies Peoples Logal Joseph Los Angeles S. N. Karam Mary Marcellino Dominican Order of Douglas Janet Mary James Purail San Francisco

Annexation Could Surface At City Council Meet

A 2S item agenda for the Monday council meeting omits annexation but officials say the eastside six square mile area may be discussed as new business. The annexation decision could occur either Monday or at the December 19 council session.

Arizona Democrats to Honor Sen Hayden at Monday Event

The Arizona Democratic Club plans a tribute to Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona after a library talk at the Phoenix Library auditorium. The Monday night gathering follows a sponsored Raf event by the UAE Democratic Inter-Club Council.

Snpmesia Ar—New Carl Hayden

Douglas man returns to work after brief retirement

After 35 years with the U S Post Office Frank Crabtree officially retired on Wednesday. A banquet honored his service that night but he felt obliged to rest. The following day he resumed employment as an office manager at a local refrigeration store.

Douglas Frank Crabtree U.S. Post Office Crabtree

Former Pima Sheriff James W McDonald Dies at 74

Funeral arrangements are under Parker Kerr Mortuary for James W McDonald age 74 former Pima County sheriff who died yesterday after months of illness. Born in West Virginia he moved to Tucson in 1917 and served one term as sheriff in 1926 overseeing the Eva Dugan murder case. He later worked as a peace officer in Washington state and operated a ranch east of Tucson.

James W. McDonald Pima County West Virginia Tucson Eva Dugan Arizona McDonald University of West Virginia Pittsburgh Bellingham Wash U. S. Fisheries Commission Teller Alaska Rincon Valley Arizona State Industrial Commission Parker-Kerr Mortuary

Bank Debits Show Big Increase in Tucson Month

Don Schaffer reports Tucson Clearing House data show week ending Nov 30 debits at 27,266,431 dollars and week ending Dec 1 at 24,189,730 dollars. Monthly totals reach 140,093,416 dollars versus 116,435,235 last year, with 10 years ago figures much lower.

Bank Gedis Cormatien Don Schaffer Tucson ‘Clearing’ House Assn Tucson Schaffer

Women Terrorists Surrender and Seek Amnesty

Two female members of Communist terror bands surrendered to police in Bukit Mertam Malaysia yesterday and requested government amnesty. They went from the police station directly to a beauty parlor for hairdos.

Bukit Mertamam Malain

Social Security System Praised by California Official in Tucson

John F. Richardson of San Francisco told Tucson social workers that social security is a bulwark of democracy and a planned response to major social problems. He explained how funds are collected, invested in government bonds, and paid to those meeting eligibility, including those over 65 and survivors.

Palrd Thiesse Tucson John F. Richardson San Francisco Department of Health, Welfare and Education Richardson Arizona Conference of Social Work Marjorie Shearon Air Force Clyde K. Rich Harry Holland Shearon Sam Col Merle E. Smith Neil M. Clark Red Cross

Death Toll on Pima Road Rises to Sixty Three

Hoy Newland Arnold 67 of 3826 S 9th Ave died after his car struck a northbound diesel locomotive near E Ajo Road and the Southern Pacific line to New Wales. Witnesses Knickerbocker said Arnold swung into the oncoming train as it approached a crossing. Coroner Johnson ordered funeral arrangements and an inquest to determine exact death cause.

Pima County Hoy Newland Arnold S. 9Th Ave E. Ajoly Thern Pacific New F. Linden St R. I. Nowell

Y M C A Calendar at Central Branch

The Y M C A Central Branch at 516 N Fifth Ave lists daily meditation and weekly activities. It details Amphi HiY Club and Junior activities, dance classes, Spanish classes, social dances, and a movie camera club with times across Sunday to Saturday.

Fifth Ave Tucson Hey Amphi Hiy PRIDA

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